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Pope at Angelus: Safeguard life to build a civilisation of peace
During the midday Angelus on the New Year's Day Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, Pope Francis prays that Mary may "teach us to keep the joy of the Gospel in our hearts and bear witness to it in the world."
Pope Francis invites us to cherish life and entrust 2025 to Mary
Mary “immerses us once more in the mystery of Christmas” and leads us to Jesus, says Pope Francis, as he celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Mother of God.
Pope Francis: The hope of a fraternal world is Jesus
Pope Francis marks the end of 2024 with the Te Deum hymn of thanksgiving at the conclusion of First Vespers for the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God.
‘Being a Christan means learning to be human again’
Three companions of Pope Benedict – Cardinal Kurt Koch, Professor Ralph Weimann, and Archbishop Georg Gänswein – reflect on the two-year anniversary of his death.
Red Cross concern at crumbling Gaza healthcare system
The International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that the "obliteration" of the healthcare system in the northern Gaza Strip is placing civilians at grave risk.
Cardinal Koch: ‘Benedict XVI taught us that God is eternal love’
At a Mass of suffrage for Benedict XVI marking the second anniversary of his death, Cardinal Kurt Koch highlights the theological legacy of the late Pope Emeritus and his central message of God's eternal love
South Korea's Bishops appeal for better safety measures after air crash
Following a deadly plane crash that claimed nearly 200 lives, the Bishops of South Korea are insisting that better safety measures be implemented as soon as possible.
Ethiopia: Nearly 70 die after truck plunges into river
Dozens of people die in Southern Ethiopia after a truck carrying wedding guests plunged into a river on Sunday shedding light on the challenges facing the rural area with poor infrastructure and accessibility to rescue crews.
Southern African Bishops call for a Jubilee Year that fosters unity, inclusivity, and participation
On Sunday, 29 December, several dioceses of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) joined the Universal Church on the Feast of the Holy Family to inaugurate the Jubilee Year.
Global Debt Crisis: It is also a development and climate crisis
The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue publish proposals to combat the debt crisis plaguing the world.
Pope Francis in 2024: A tireless artisan of peace
Throughout 2024, Pope Francis unwaveringly took action for peace. In countless appeals and occasions, he asked all men and women of goodwill to promote and nurture fraternity, inviting every one of us to become instruments of peace. As the year transitions into a new one, with the hope that illuminates the path of the Jubilee Year, his message resounds in all of its force: "Jesus is our hope and the gate to peace."
Dioceses across the world celebrate opening of Jubilee Year
The opening of the Jubilee Year was marked worldwide on Sunday with Masses celebrated in cathedrals and co-cathedrals
Fides study shows 13 missionaries killed in 2024
An annual Fides study reports the deaths of 13 Catholic missionaries in 2024, highlighting the dangers faced by those working in regions plagued by violence, poverty, and corruption.
Toshiyuki Mimaki: Let’s save humanity from nuclear weapons
An interview with Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and co-president of the Japanese foundation Nihon Hidankyo, Toshiyuki Mimaki, recipient of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Mimaki reflects on his meeting with Pope Francis in Japan in 2019 and calls on world leaders to commit to eliminating nuclear weapons.
Gaza hospitals are ‘battlegrounds,’ says WHO chief
The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warns of severe threats to Gaza's healthcare system noting that hospitals have "once again" turned into battlegrounds.
Papal visit to Indonesia in 2024 "strengthened fraternity and harmony"
Remembering highlights of Pope Francis' apostolic journeys in 2024, Queen Gusti Kanjeng Putri Mangkoenagoro IX of Indonesia fondly recalls the Pope's visit to her home country of Indonesia from 3-6 September. She underscores how the visit helped strengthen human fraternity and harmony.
Pope Francis offers condolences on death of Jimmy Carter
Pope Francis recalls Jimmy Carter’s “firm commitment, motivated by deep Christian faith, to the cause of reconciliation and peace between peoples, the defense of human rights and the welfare of the poor and those in need” in a telegram of condolence for the death of the former US President.
Holy Land Co-ordination to visit Jerusalem in January
A delegation of the Holy the Land Co-ordination is to travel to Jerusalem from 18-23 January for the annual pilgrimage of solidarity to the Christian communities in the Holy Land which didn’t take place this year due to the war in Gaza.
Newborn babies die of cold in Gaza
As freezing weather grips the Mediterranean, health authorities in Gaza report the deaths of at least four newborns from hypothermia.
Lumen Television Zambia receives Solar System donation
Lumen TV-Z, the official Catholic television station in Zambia, has received a significant boost with the installation of an 11 KVA solar power system worth 270,000 Kwacha which is approximately 9,815 USD-
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